TEACHING WITH POVERTY IN MIND: WHAT BEING POOR DOES TO KIDS' BRAINS
AND WHAT SCHOOLS CAN DO ABOUT IT by Eric Jensen
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Synopsis: This fascinating and practical book by the king of brain research describes what tangible effects poverty has on kids' brains and what our schools can do about it.
Considerations as you read:
& Relationships are important. But certain ones that we could be ignoring actually turn out to be of critical “make or break”
value.
& Certain events literally add new brain cells at double the rate of every other strategy you can use. More brain cells are
correlated with better learning and memory. Learn what the secret is and what to do ASAP.
& Hope is critical. How much hope and optimism your kids feel at your school is more important for boosting achievement than
their IQ. Learn how to build hope and optimism in five simple steps.
& High expectations do matter, but only if your school does this one critical thing. Without it, you’ll get disillusionment and
staff burnout.
& The Jensen Secret. Out of all the strategies used by high-performing schools, one of them is the most fundamental. The best
metaphor comes from your own computer. Learn what it is and learn exactly what to do about it.
TEACHING WITH POVERTY IN MIND: WHAT BEING POOR DOES TO KIDS' BRAINS
AND WHAT SCHOOLS CAN DO ABOUT IT by Eric Jensen
Assignment: To post and/or respond to a previous post.
ORIGINAL POST - Select "Discussion" button at top, then "New Post". Save before exiting.
REPLY TO POST - Select "discussion" button at top, click on any prior post to read it, and at the bottom of the discussion thread, you
will see the "Reply" box. Type your comments and save before exiting.
Synopsis: This fascinating and practical book by the king of brain research describes what tangible effects poverty has on kids' brains and what our schools can do about it.
Considerations as you read:
& Relationships are important. But certain ones that we could be ignoring actually turn out to be of critical “make or break”
value.
& Certain events literally add new brain cells at double the rate of every other strategy you can use. More brain cells are
correlated with better learning and memory. Learn what the secret is and what to do ASAP.
& Hope is critical. How much hope and optimism your kids feel at your school is more important for boosting achievement than
their IQ. Learn how to build hope and optimism in five simple steps.
& High expectations do matter, but only if your school does this one critical thing. Without it, you’ll get disillusionment and
staff burnout.
& The Jensen Secret. Out of all the strategies used by high-performing schools, one of them is the most fundamental. The best
metaphor comes from your own computer. Learn what it is and learn exactly what to do about it.